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Acer is rumored to be developing one, possibly even two Android-based tablets slated for launch later this year. According to a rumor out of Digitimes, those plans may have been derailed by the company’s decision to forgo version 2.2 and wait for Android 3.0. If this rumor is to be believed (and that is a…
Just when I was busy talking smack about LG and whether it is even relevant in the U.S. market anymore, this news slips out. Apparently, the Korean smartphone manufacturer isn’t just working on big Windows Phone 7 handsets, but some hot Android ones, too. LG says that it is working on getting its Optimus One…
There’s no doubt that if Google wants to make a dent in the mobile market, it’s going to have to keep pumping Android not just in the smartphone space, but in the tablet space as well. As Apple has sold more iPad tablets than anyone has expected, I’m sure Google would be thrilled to see…
Google uses the names of desserts to reference different versions of their mobile operating system, and their next release after Android 3.0, code named Gingerbread, has been discovered to be Honeycomb. Technically that’s not a dessert, but we’ll let that one slide since the only other sweet that starts with the letter H that we…
It seems Android phone tablet plans were not scrapped after all. Or at least the presence of the Archos 32 at the FCC’s website says something like that. We’re talking about a touchscreen device with a 3.2-inch 400×240 pixels display that made us think why it’s called “tablet” at all. Go figure… In addition to…
The ever-inventive TATA DoCoMo announced the addition of the HTC Desire to its portfolio. The Android-powered device is available for Rs. 28,900 (about $620) at all authorized HTC resellers across India. That’s kinda steep, but bare in mind we’re talking about an unlocked device that is sold with no strings attached — you can use…
Matt Brubeck, from the Mozilla Mobile team, shared some updates on the status of Fennec 2 recently, including the tasty little tidbit that the release is destined for both MeeGo and Android mobile operating systems with a beta for Android due this fall. Fennec 1, which never really took off because it was only available…
Clockwork recovery has hit the DROID X courtesy of Koush who made the exciting announcement on Twitter. Previously demonstrated as a proof of concept earlier this week, the app that modifies the boot process and enables this custom recovery mode is now available as an apk from Koush’website for free or from the Android Market…
If you haven’t heard, the Samsung Galaxy S line of handsets, namely the Vibrant and Captivate, have been plagued by a little GPS issue. But no worries on that end–Samsung has promised a fix for it by September, which is just a few weeks away. However, a new Galaxy S variant is on its way…
While the likes of T-Mobile and AT&T have already launched their own variants of the Samsung Galaxy S – as the T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant and the AT&T Samsung Captivate – Sprint has yet to get official with their own Galaxy S Pro variant, the Samsung Epic 4G. So, in the interest of giving all you…